Chapter 145
Chapter 145 – The Disappearance of Hinata Hyuga
"Orochimaru-sama, how did he come back to life?"
No one knew how long it had been, but Yakushi Kabuto, who had collapsed to the ground, finally came to his senses. Shocked, he muttered, "He definitely wasn't brought back using the Impure World Reincarnation… Madara Uchiha is truly terrifying."
"It must be the power of the Rinnegan."
At that, Orochimaru took a deep breath, suppressing the fear in his heart. With a solemn expression, he said, "Looks like Nagato is dead. Madara Uchiha has been resurrected. The ninja world is about to face another massive upheaval."
"Could it be… he returned to deal with the Fifth Hokage?" Kabuto asked subconsciously as he stood up shakily.
"Without a doubt."
A cold glint flashed in Orochimaru's snake-like eyes as he replied darkly, "The Uchiha has risen too fast these past years—especially after the Ryūchi Cave submitted. The world now regards him as a king of the shinobi."
"Maybe only the legendary Madara Uchiha can keep him in check."
After saying that, Orochimaru wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, gave a twisted smile, and said, "Let's trust Uchiha Madara for now… and continue optimizing the Impure World Reincarnation."
"Y-Yes..." Kabuto swallowed nervously and nodded with deep respect.
"Good. Let's begin."
Orochimaru's eyes gleamed coldly. "Now that Madara Uchiha has appeared… the shinobi world is about to become far more interesting."
"Maybe we'll witness a proper ninja war drama."
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At the same time...
Konoha Village.
A major incident had erupted within the Hyuga Clan.
The eldest daughter of the clan—Hinata Hyuga—had mysteriously vanished.
Yes, vanished.
At first, the Hyuga clan believed Hinata had merely gone off to play, and casually sent a few people to look for her.
But then…
They searched every corner of Konoha.
And still—no trace of her.
Panic set in.
Someone had dared to target the Hyuga Clan's heiress—pure audacity, a direct challenge to death itself.
After all, ever since Uchiha Yuta took the position of Fifth Hokage, he'd significantly strengthened the major clans, and the Hyuga Clan had grown far more powerful than in the original timeline.
Because of this,
The Hyuga Clan launched into a full-scale emergency.
A large number of Hyuga shinobi were mobilized to search for Hinata.
Despite their efforts and commotion, they found no leads—no trace—no clues.
Gradually,
The Hyuga Clan realized the gravity of the situation.
Eventually, Hyuga Hiashi—the clan's patriarch—stepped forward himself and requested assistance from the Konoha leadership.
Upon learning of Hinata's mysterious disappearance, Tsunade, the Hokage's top advisor, didn't hesitate.
She immediately mobilized the ANBU, the Uchiha Clan, the Nara Clan, and other elite forces to cooperate with the Hyuga Clan in the search.
The scope of the operation spread from Konoha Village...
…to the Land of Fire, then across the other Four Great Nations, and eventually throughout the entire ninja world.
Yet…
It was all in vain.
Hinata Hyuga had vanished as if she had never existed—without leaving a single trace behind.
This sudden disappearance struck fear into Konoha.
The village, once the pillar of stability under the Fifth Hokage's leadership, now felt like a pot of boiling water doused with ice.
If even the Hyuga heiress could vanish like this—then what safety could anyone else hope for?
Among all, Hyuga Hiashi was the most distressed.
Because...
His daughter—Hinata Hyuga—had disappeared without a trace.
And deep within him stirred a terrifying premonition...
As if some invisible power had begun targeting the Hyuga Clan.
Fortunately—
Just as unease was spreading through Konoha like wildfire—
Good news arrived.
The Fifth Hokage—Uchiha Yuta—had returned from his intense training in the Ryūchi Cave.
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At this moment—
In a high-level conference room atop the Hokage Building,
Uchiha Yuta had gathered with Tsunade, Hyuga Hiashi, Uchiha Fugaku, Nara Shikaku, and several other senior figures.
"Lord Hokage, you must help our Hyuga Clan…"
Hiashi pleaded with a gloomy face, "Hinata is only eight years old… who could be so heartless as to target a child?"
"No leads at all?" Uchiha Yuta asked with a frown. "By all rights, no one in the current shinobi world would dare touch the Hyuga Clan."
"No, none whatsoever, Lord Hokage."
Hiashi gritted his teeth, his face full of sorrow. "Whoever dared touch Hinata… I will never forgive them."
"We've secretly sent people to investigate the other four major shinobi villages," added Nara Shikaku, "but none of them yielded any useful intelligence."
"It's beyond strange. To make someone like Hinata vanish from within Konoha without a trace… it's just not something any ordinary power could do."
"Indeed…"
Tsunade, Uchiha Fugaku, and the others also wore heavy expressions of doubt.
Clearly, no one could understand how such a thing had happened.
"So…"
Uchiha Yuta lowered his gaze in silence.
He had originally intended to begin collecting Tailed Beasts after completing his training at the Ryūchi Cave—and perhaps even demonstrate Konoha's dominance to the other hidden villages.
But now…
Hinata Hyuga had disappeared without warning.
In the current timeline—Konoha Year 58—this incident didn't exist in the original story.
Which meant only one thing:
His very existence had completely altered the timeline.
The other villages were currently hiding and building strength, unlikely to provoke Konoha. The Akatsuki was already defunct. Uchiha Obito and Black Zetsu had no reason to go after Hinata either.
Therefore—
There was only one possibility.
The Ōtsutsuki Clan on the Moon had taken her.
"…Hinata Hyuga should be on the Moon right now."
Uchiha Yuta's eyes gleamed as he finally voiced a chilling revelation.
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